The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-06-26
GRAVEYARD JACK'So
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WAGON WHEEL, Col, June 21,-The Con
solidated wahoo and Man for Breakfast Wild,
West show IL about ready to start on tts trav.
els. 1t is under tho management Of Graves
yard Jack Lynch, but he has ON his stan Bsv4-
eral able artists, among them being Blk Shoots
or Thompson, Niobrara Ed. Reddy Smith, Bad
Man Jameson, Chase johnson. Howlor Hank.
Doc Magee. One.shot Jake, and Whiskey Lott
fridge. Tho show was to have taken the road
six weeks ago, but tho manager found II linz
possible to get the company together A coun-
ty seat land company In Kansas offered biz
money for the services Of some OF the stars
and ono Of them was killed at Coronado. Do.
fore start could DO made One Shot Jake
heard that Gouge Gallagher was over in the
dunnison country Dragging that he had run
him out OF Bannock. and It took Jake two
weeks to hunt UP and settle things with his
traducer. Then when all hands were ready
for the departure some reckless citizen gave
the Indians quart bottle apiece, and IL took
another fortnight to get the stun out Of them
and make It safe to travel abroad.
Graveyard jacks scheme is based on the a..
sumption that all the Wild West shows now
travelling are too tame, and that they are resl-
ly O libel on tho country. He holds most OF the
heroes Of these organizations in great con.
tempt and says his highest ambition 10 to
strike some big town at the same time that ono
OF the other shows does, and fight 1t out. To
remedy the defects Of these companies. and at
the same time 10 give his patrons the worth Of
their money has been his highest ambition.
1t will be pretty generally admitted that some
parts Of his show will be highly unique II not
thrillingly sensational.
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Jack. must be made up Of something besides
a cowboy. spawned buffalo. and drunken
Injun. These things are well enough in their
place. but they won't do for the show. Now,
I've got good deal Of everything. I've got
something worse than cowboys. I've got
band Of Niobrara regulators, 'vigilanters,'
call them. big gang Of horse and cattle
thieves from the. Woody Mountain country..a
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got si5 ;, Piu,ss to play poker Ipdian fashion;
tives how the Early Closing act Is enforced OUT
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il : SHOW 9. this kind IT is necessary to
have q regular Tombstone bsrroom on the
how they do things in the West viii be- heartily
welcomed. Back Of the barroon will be Q
dancing hall with C9mstoek 9uadrills band.
and the bass viol man holding the bow In hid
Jameson is the duck who shoots glass d
whiskey out Of your hand just az you raise n
your moustache, while my Howling Hank
como out on the platform and belch for him.
He's rather yild. but he means well. He yaa
born down East somewhere and used to sing
I'D S Sa%a i fHs BUSINESS Thsy sre e chs
and capture some Of the Woody ,Mountai4
horse thieves and hang them in the sight Of
the frenzied populace, and then I'm to cong
up with q party Of soldiers and save thel1
The thing that will make the crowd hot IN
the neck. though. is the concluding act. It u
IN this that bring out my desperadoes. There
are two Of them. as tough men as ever
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that they are engaged for 10 to be lynched, on4
they are to get out Of the scrape the best wal
ss and a %sa 4 e feT sna a an Rs
after he has been swung Of he Is 70 be permtM
get out OF It. though They have done It In the
past, and they can do 1t again. There's morf
shows that have heard o." ~
Jacks friends are, backing him heavily, and
all expect to live high next winter on thetpro.
cesds Of the summer and fall campaign.
Money In Prise Fishtins. tS